Learning to care for people with chronic illness facing the end of life

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 2508-2511

  Lynn, J ^a  

^a Center to Improve Care of the Dying   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DYING; LEARNING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; REVIEW; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0034669240     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.19.2508     Document Type: Review

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